The Guinness World Record for the longest twin-car drift has been broken by two Nissan 370Z sports cars. During the Nissan 370Z drift experience in Dubai, two drivers successfully piloted their cars sideways for 28.52km, or 17.72 miles. In case you were wondering, the record for the longest solo drift […]
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BMW M4 sets record for most donuts around car on two wheels
A Chinese driver by the name of Zhang Shengjun has set a new world record for the most donuts around a car driving on two wheels at the China Drift Championship. Held at Chongqing Olympic Park, Zhang drifted an M4 around a MINI Cooper that somehow managed to keep two […]
Video: Amazing record truck jump, leaps over Lotus F1 car
The Lotus F1 team and its major sponsor EMC have teamed up for a world record-breaking new marketing campaign which involves a Renault truck jumping over a moving F1 car. That’s right. In a short clip released online, a Renault semi trailer has set a new world record for the […]
Video: New world record tightest parallel park set in China
Do you think you’re a good parker? Think again. Chinese stunt driver Han Yue has broken the world record for the tightest parallel park, using the latest MINI Cooper S three-door. During the China Drift Championship held in Chongqing, and under the tight supervision of Guinness World Records staff, Han […]
JCB GT officially becomes the fastest bachhoe in the world
What’s the quickest way to farm? A good place to start is with this specially-made JCB tractor called the JCB GT, which has just broken the land speed record for a backhoe. A top speed of 116km/h was recorded in Bathurst. Out in Bathurst in western NSW, the JCB GT […]
Video: World’s fastest golf cart runs 12.2sec quarter mile
You’ve probably heard the expression ‘going for a quick nine’ down at the golf course. This brings an all-new meaning to such an expression. It’s the quickest golf cart in the world and it has just broken its own Guinness World Record. Now, almost all golf carts that we’ve ever […]
World record 333km/h rocket bicycle beats Ferrari 430 (video)
On the Paul Ricard circuit in the French commune Le Castellet, daredevil François Gissy has broken his own speed record for a rocket bicycle. While the French rider accomplished a top velocity of 285 km/h in 6.7 seconds last year, his GPS now peaked at an astonishing 333km/h after barely […]
World land speed record celebrates 17-year anniversary (video)
What’s the fastest car in the world? It might not be a ‘car’ per se, but this is it. The Thrust SSC. It was exactly 17 years ago, yesterday, that it belted along some dirt in Nevada, hitting an eyeball-tearing 1228km/h. Remarkably, the world record still stands today. The contraption […]